TALKING NOTES ON WANAWAKE NA KATIBA COALITION

The Coalition originated from a national convening organized by Women Fund T on women’s rights and constitutionalism in October 2012 and started with 25 members now it has about 65+ organizations from diverse sectors including national and local organizations.

The main purpose is to engage collectively as women activists with the key steps of the constitutional review process. Coalition meets once a month or whenever there is an agenda that needs to be discussed, decisions to be made or information shared. However the coalition committee meets when needs be especially the technical one.

The coalition works through consultants, committees and focal persons:-

Focal points are member groups form rural areas like in Zanzibar, Songea etc and WFT grantees who joined the coalition.

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